ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES – Philippine power authorities assured the Filipino people of efficient power transmission for a reliable and stable source of electricity this coming summer.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) lead by Ma. Rosette B. Martinez, NGCP Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Officer for Visayas, said that the country’s power transmission service provider is efficiently maintaining its power lines and equipment and transmitting power supply from all available sources.
“This is to afford our consumers with smooth transmission of electricity and minimize power outages especially with the onset of the summer season,” said Martinez.
She said that measures are in place to address possible scenario of overloading of system components of the Visayas grid including the Panay area.
She also said that protection devices are activated to ensure overloading of the system can be avoided and system problems can be immediately detected.
She added that a number of projects are now being considered by NGCP’s engineering department to address possible transmission concerns and make sure that their facilities and equipment are in tip-top condition.
However, Martinez said that NGCP could only guarantee efficiency in terms of power transmission.
She said that for any power interruption caused by other factors including generation deficiencies, or those pertaining to distribution utility operations, are beyond our control.
She also advised the consumers to avoid wasteful use of electricity in order to conserve energy.
